When in London... : A fly-on-the-wall review
NFP gives us the inside scoop on the sudden gathering of Pakistani politicians in London.
Nadeem F. Paracha
Published
April 15, 2016
The Prime Minister arrived for a ‘medical checkup’ …
Zardari was already there ...
Khan Sahib arrived with his posse too, to ‘raise funds’…
Taher Shah also reached London. Journos wondered whether he too was part of the 'London Plan'?
And then some ...
Disclaimer: This article is categorised as satire.
Nadeem F. Paracha is a cultural critic and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com. He is also the author of two books on the social history of Pakistan, End of the Past and The Pakistan Anti-Hero.
He tweets @NadeemfParacha
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Mubasher
Apr 15, 2016 05:13pm
Great peace of art!
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Apache
Apr 15, 2016 05:13pm
NFP! Hilarious!!!
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Israr
Apr 15, 2016 05:15pm
What are the odds PMNS said something exactly like this or even more hilarious? If someone asked me to bet on it, I wouldn't because I know the respected PM is very much capable of some pearls of wisdom.
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ishaq Khan
Apr 15, 2016 05:17pm
Very nice
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Mehreen
Apr 15, 2016 05:34pm
2 articles in a week from NFP Wohoo!
Thanks for giving us a great laugh on the last working day!
Cheers!~
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Mustafa Ali Shah
Apr 15, 2016 05:36pm
Good sense of humour Paracha Sb.
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Asif Baloch
Apr 15, 2016 05:44pm
Hilarious!!
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IndPak
Apr 15, 2016 05:46pm
lack substance, he lost his touch :(
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Tariq, Lahore
Apr 15, 2016 06:15pm
Awesome!
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Asif Kashmiri
Apr 15, 2016 06:20pm
Another mater peiece - loved it
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salooo
Apr 15, 2016 07:21pm
you made start of the day great....Thanks NFP !!! keep writing...from Canada.
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Uday Kulkarni
Apr 15, 2016 07:43pm
Love this. Hilarious indeed Mr. Nadem F. Paracha.
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Nadeem
Apr 15, 2016 07:54pm
Hilarious :-D
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TKhan
Apr 15, 2016 08:00pm
"Didn't get a Visa". Deep and Classic.
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PakistanFirst
Apr 15, 2016 08:01pm
NFP, please do one about Pakistani cricket squad and PCB :)
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Sid
Apr 15, 2016 08:18pm
NFP, hilarious.
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Ash
Apr 15, 2016 08:30pm
Good but can't say great. Somehow greatness is missing from NFP articles in last few months.
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Rahman
Apr 15, 2016 08:43pm
LMAO and you nailed it NFP!
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parveez
Apr 15, 2016 08:57pm
LOL
Spot on.
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Ali
Apr 15, 2016 09:06pm
Pakistani politicians have the worst sense of fashion EVER!
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Rajeev
Apr 15, 2016 09:08pm
You are just amazing writer
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aha
Apr 15, 2016 09:12pm
HAHa!
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Ram
Apr 15, 2016 09:34pm
Love it..Absolutely love it!
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Pandey
Apr 15, 2016 09:37pm
NFP you are absolutely Hilarious.!!!
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IBN E ASHFAQUE
Apr 15, 2016 10:11pm
Thanks Nadeem you brought smile on my lips which is so rare after reading Dawn usually I get a headache......Thanks for this........Aur Zor-e-Qalam Ziyadah......
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Khizer
Apr 15, 2016 10:56pm
Hahaha, Shireen Mazari just invited me to play Candy Crush, awesome :)
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Aman Khan
Apr 15, 2016 11:21pm
wonderful compilation with captions hitting the Bullseye!!!
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Parvez
Apr 16, 2016 12:00am
You have decidedly said more than most of the media......vah !
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Uzair
Apr 16, 2016 12:37am
wow what an article Nadeem
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shahzad
Apr 16, 2016 01:28am
kiya baat hai NFP sahib ki. Well done again.
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Adil Jadoon
Apr 16, 2016 02:31am
lol!
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Muhammad Arshad
Apr 16, 2016 04:16am
good one, keep it coming......
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Zia
Apr 16, 2016 04:24am
Most of it seems like true and who know it is. Specially Nawaz is always like this as he doesn have CLUE what he is talking about.
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Sacha Aadmi
Apr 16, 2016 04:51am
Well done. We need more of this from you. Dawn please publish more of this. Great and good mature comedy and the TRUTH.
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skz
Apr 16, 2016 05:12am
With NFP articles..Either you love them or hate them ... I find them hillarious. Life should not be serious all the time
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skz
Apr 16, 2016 05:15am
@Ali Please dont give them that idea .. they might spend millions of tax money to improve that..
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Nasiroski
Apr 16, 2016 05:50am
Seems like he is holding it back, let it out NFP
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Suresh
Apr 16, 2016 06:02am
You sure are a great journalist, I am going to make your statue in my house and show my kids all your fantastic stories on Politicians. Long Live NFP.
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Zulfiqar Ahmed
Apr 16, 2016 06:30am
Great stuff NFP.
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Agha Ata
Apr 16, 2016 06:48am
Wonderful. What a nice way to expose our leaders!
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wajid
Apr 16, 2016 06:57am
Please dont compare imran Khan with these so called politicians, Thanks if possible
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aga khan
Apr 16, 2016 07:37am
loved it.
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Samad Chaudhry London
Apr 16, 2016 10:25am
S U P E R B humour
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Truth
Apr 16, 2016 12:54pm
hahaha!! mast!!
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Satpal Singh Dushanbe
Apr 16, 2016 01:16pm
hahaha Najam sethi's man
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ak
Apr 16, 2016 01:29pm
You never fail to surprise us with your creativity. Cant stop laughing at the Taher shah bit.
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khanani
Apr 16, 2016 01:38pm
should have added something on FAZL UR REHMAN
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SNA
Apr 16, 2016 02:18pm
Simply Brilliant!
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Maverick
Apr 16, 2016 02:27pm
Nfp at his very best
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M. Siddique
Apr 16, 2016 03:49pm
Great work. Lately Pakistanis need good laugh.
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Zeeshan
Apr 16, 2016 05:08pm
What a treat to read NFP.
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ahmad khan
Apr 16, 2016 06:49pm
best one was " shut up terrorist paki" lol so real - these goras i tell you
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Aq.G
Apr 16, 2016 09:58pm
nice and true :)
good to check this review
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khizir farooqi
Apr 16, 2016 10:02pm
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP SMILING IF NOT LAUGHING. WELL DONE PARACHA SAHIB.
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Mujtaba
Apr 16, 2016 11:39pm
I didn't get a visa!!! hahahaha!! The face expression is priceless!
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KB
Apr 17, 2016 09:31am
LoL...and yes you can do lot more than this ...;)
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Aqeel Ahmed
Apr 17, 2016 09:57am
wao great
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Asfandeyar
Apr 17, 2016 11:26am
Haha, masterpiece.
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GUEST
Apr 17, 2016 05:29pm
I didn't get a visa..HAHAHAA
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Irfan Ali
Apr 17, 2016 06:05pm
oohh......hilarious one ......
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WATSON
Apr 17, 2016 06:27pm
Good stuff.
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Hassan Parvez
Apr 17, 2016 07:23pm
YOU ARE GREAT.
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NAEEM SYED
Apr 17, 2016 08:01pm
You have a deviously hilarious mind. I Thank God for That.
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Robbing Hoods
Apr 18, 2016 12:39am
Awesome work!!! People in power will continue to abuse power regardless which country they are in.
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chacha
Apr 18, 2016 06:58am
Uncanny sense of humor, NFP. Bravo
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Alee
Apr 18, 2016 11:32am
Excellent follow up
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Puneet Mishra
Apr 18, 2016 12:36pm
Hahahaha
Hillarious ... BTW is it Summers in Asian region which is forcing everyone to fly to London???
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Yet another Indian Sri1
Apr 18, 2016 02:58pm
The Angel bit was too good. Tahir Shah may actually do well with those lyrics in his next album!
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